Kentucky Wildcats Depth Chart 2026

Unit

Tags · year-class · 3-SO = third-year soph

JobStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

Offense

12 starting jobsPrimary personnel · 11

×8

3Kenny Minchey

QB14-JR10% snaps '25

PORTAL 16JacQai LongQB23-SO5% snaps '25

PORTAL 9Matt PonatoskiQB3FR (4)14Brennen WardQB42-FR

×9

PORTAL 2Jovantae BarnesRB25-SR—

PORTAL 26Jason PattersonRB33-SOALSO KR 0Martels Carter Jr.RB42-FRALSO KR

28Tovani MizellRB5

X×5

7DJ MillerX12-SO—17Hardley Gilmore IVX23-JR—

PORTAL 18Xavier DaisyX33-JR

PORTAL 80Ashton CozartX43-JR

39Saxton HowardX5

Z×5

4Nic Anderson

Z15-SR—

PORTAL 19Kenny DarbyZ2FR (4)—12Brock CoffmanZ32-FR

PORTAL 5Ja'Kayden FergusonZ42-SO

PORTALALSO KR

89Cash HarneyZ5

F×6

6Shane CarrF13-JR—

PORTAL 13Denairius GrayF2FR (3)—83Prince JeanF3FR (3)37Spencer LeadbetterF44-SR

33Rico CrowderF5 84Davis McCrayF6

TE×5

81Willie Rodriguez

TE13-JR—87Henry BoyerTE25-SR—

PORTAL 8Mikkel SkinnerTE32-FR 85Elijah BrownTE45-SR

PORTAL

44Justin KattusTE5

Y×1

11Lincoln WatkinsY1FR (3)—

—open

LT×4

53Lance HeardLT14-SR—

PORTAL 67Mark RobinsonLT23-JR—

PORTAL 74Jermiel AtkinsLT32-FR 68Alexander DiMartinoLT42-SO

LG×5

73Olaus AlinenLG14-JR—

PORTAL 57Jordan KnoxLG24-JR—

PORTAL 55Aba SelmLG33-SO 63Kyle MixonLG43-JR

62Ben MyersLG5

C×5

72Coleton Price

C15-SR—

PORTAL 75Hayes JohnsonC23-SO—69Hank TimonC3FR (3)70Rob FoglerC43-JR

64Ryan MeekerC5

RG×4

77Tegra Tshabola

RG15-SR—

PORTAL 79Jay ClarkRG22-FR—66Tino MerloRG34-SR 61Jason EkperuohRG42-FR

RT×4

71Malachi WoodRT14-JR—50Max AndersonRT23-SO—

PORTAL 78Cameron JonesRT34-JR

PORTAL 60Mason HowardRT4FR (3)

Defense

11 starting jobsBase front · Nickel sub

DT×4

94Tavion Gadson

DT14-JR—91Jaden WilliamsDT25-SR—

PORTAL 6Ahmad BreauxDT33-JR

PORTAL 55Nic SmithDT42-FR

NT×3

7Jamarrion HarklessNT14-JR—

PORTAL 93Kalen EdwardsNT22-SO—96Dominic WisemanNT35-SR

PORTAL

—open

EDGE

DE×3

90Mi'Quise Humphrey-Grace

DE15-SR—

PORTAL 23Brian RobinsonDE23-SO—97Tyler ThomasDE34-JR

PORTAL

—open

92Ben DuncumRES

EDGE

JACK×4

2Sam GreeneJACK14-JR—

PORTAL 8Lorenzo CowanJACK23-SO—

PORTAL 15Cedric WorksJACK32-SO 9Antonio O'BerryJACK4GR

PORTAL

WLB×4

0Elijah BarnesWLB12-FR—

PORTAL 4Antwan SmithWLB23-JR—31Quintavion NormanWLB33-SO 17Justyn HartleyWLB4FR (3)

MLB×4

22Grant GodfreyMLB14-JR—25Tavion WallaceMLB22-SO—

PORTAL 32Devin SmithMLB33-SO 53Ben ReevesMLB42-SO

LCB×5

12Hasaan SykesLCB13-JR—

PORTAL 30Grant GraytonLCB22-SO—28Demarcus GardnerLCB32-FR 36Andrew WeberLCB43-JR

38Tyler WrightLCB5

RCB×4

21Nasir AddisonRCB14-SR—19Kevis ThomasRCB24-SR—

PORTAL 20Terhyon NicholsRCB33-JR 11Braxton UrquhartRCB43-JR

NB×4

3Aaron GatesNB14-JR—

PORTAL 24Jaden SmithNB23-SO—27Isaiah McMillianNB3FR (3)33Sam Brown IIINB4FR

FS×4

5Jordan Castell

FS14-SR—

PORTAL 16Jesse Anderson IIIFS24-JR—

PORTAL 10Dyllon WilliamsFS32-FR 18Mark Manfred IIIFS42-FR

PORTAL

SS×4

14Ty Bryant

SS14-SR—ALSO PR 13Cyrus ReyesSS23-JR—

PORTAL 26Andrew PurcellSS32-FR 1Andre Clarke Jr.SS4FR (4)

Special Teams

6 starting jobsCoverage & return units

×2

88Adam ZouaguiKO14-SR—

PORTAL 91Jacob KauweKO23-SO—

—open

×3

5Ja'Kayden FergusonKR12-SO—

PORTALALSO WR 0Martels Carter Jr.KR22-FR—ALSO RB 26Jason PattersonKR33-SOALSO RB

—open

×3

40Cole MarszalekLS14-JR—

PORTAL 97Spencer RadnotiLS23-SO—

PORTAL 59Jack WheelerLS3FR (2)

—open

×2

88Adam ZouaguiPK14-SR—

PORTAL 35Matthew ObermeierPK2FR—

—open

×1

14Ty Bryant

PR14-SR—ALSO S

—open

×2

48Thomas O'HaraPT13-JR—

PORTAL 93Wilson BerryPT25-SR—

—open

Offense

12 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

QB3Kenny Minchey 16JacQai Long 9Matt Ponatoski 14Brennen Ward15Carson Cruver10Callum Wither82Kendall (Nelson) Tambling17William Drakeford Jr.

RB1CJ Baxter 2Jovantae Barnes 26Jason Patterson 0Martels Carter Jr.28Tovani Mizell22Delvecchio Alston II34Isaiah Jackson28Ahmir Smith29Jordan Colbert

WRX7DJ Miller 17Hardley Gilmore IV 18Xavier Daisy 80Ashton Cozart39Saxton Howard

WRZ4Nic Anderson 19Kenny Darby 12Brock Coffman 5Ja'Kayden Ferguson89Cash Harney

WRF6Shane Carr 13Denairius Gray 83Prince Jean 37Spencer Leadbetter33Rico Crowder84Davis McCray

TETE81Willie Rodriguez 87Henry Boyer 8Mikkel Skinner 85Elijah Brown44Justin Kattus

TEY11Lincoln Watkins———

OLLT53Lance Heard 67Mark Robinson 74Jermiel Atkins 68Alexander DiMartino

OLLG73Olaus Alinen 57Jordan Knox 55Aba Selm 63Kyle Mixon62Ben Myers

OLC72Coleton Price 75Hayes Johnson 69Hank Timon 70Rob Fogler64Ryan Meeker

OLRG77Tegra Tshabola 79Jay Clark 66Tino Merlo 61Jason Ekperuoh

OLRT71Malachi Wood 50Max Anderson 78Cameron Jones 60Mason Howard

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

Special Teams

6 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

KO88Adam Zouagui 91Jacob Kauwe——

KR5Ja'Kayden Ferguson 0Martels Carter Jr.26Jason Patterson—

LS40Cole Marszalek 97Spencer Radnoti 59Jack Wheeler—

PK88Adam Zouagui 35Matthew Obermeier——

PR14Ty Bryant———

PT48Thomas O'Hara 93Wilson Berry——

Offense

12 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

QB8 listed

Kenny Minchey

#3QB14-JR10% snaps '25

PORTAL QB216JacQai Long3-SO

PORTAL QB39Matt PonatoskiFR (4)QB414Brennen Ward2-FR

RB9 listed

CJ Baxter

#1RB14-JR—

PORTAL RB22Jovantae Barnes5-SR

PORTAL RB326Jason Patterson3-SOALSO KR RB40Martels Carter Jr.2-FRALSO KR

WRX5 listed

DJ Miller#7X12-SO—X217Hardley Gilmore IV3-JR

PORTAL X318Xavier Daisy3-JR

PORTAL X480Ashton Cozart3-JR

WRZ5 listed

Nic Anderson

#4Z15-SR—

PORTAL Z219Kenny DarbyFR (4)Z312Brock Coffman2-FR

PORTAL Z45Ja'Kayden Ferguson2-SO

PORTALALSO KR

WRF6 listed

Shane Carr#6F13-JR—

PORTAL F213Denairius GrayFR (3)F383Prince JeanFR (3)F437Spencer Leadbetter4-SR

TETE5 listed

Willie Rodriguez

#81TE13-JR—TE287Henry Boyer5-SR

PORTAL TE38Mikkel Skinner2-FR TE485Elijah Brown5-SR

PORTAL

TEY1 listed

Lincoln Watkins#11Y1FR (3)—

OLLT4 listed

Lance Heard#53LT14-SR—

PORTAL LT267Mark Robinson3-JR

PORTAL LT374Jermiel Atkins2-FR LT468Alexander DiMartino2-SO

OLLG5 listed

Olaus Alinen#73LG14-JR—

PORTAL LG257Jordan Knox4-JR

PORTAL LG355Aba Selm3-SO LG463Kyle Mixon3-JR

OLC5 listed

Coleton Price

#72C15-SR—

PORTAL C275Hayes Johnson3-SO C369Hank TimonFR (3)C470Rob Fogler3-JR

OLRG4 listed

Tegra Tshabola

#77RG15-SR—

PORTAL RG279Jay Clark2-FR RG366Tino Merlo4-SR RG461Jason Ekperuoh2-FR

OLRT4 listed

Malachi Wood#71RT14-JR—RT250Max Anderson3-SO

PORTAL RT378Cameron Jones4-JR

PORTAL RT460Mason HowardFR (3)

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

DLDT4 listed

Tavion Gadson

#94DT14-JR—DT291Jaden Williams5-SR

PORTAL DT36Ahmad Breaux3-JR

PORTAL DT455Nic Smith2-FR

DLNT3 listed

Jamarrion Harkless#7NT14-JR—

PORTAL NT293Kalen Edwards2-SO NT396Dominic Wiseman5-SR

PORTAL

EDGEDE4 listed

Mi'Quise Humphrey-Grace

#90DE15-SR—

PORTAL DE223Brian Robinson3-SO DE397Tyler Thomas4-JR

PORTAL

EDGEJACK4 listed

Sam Greene#2JACK14-JR—

PORTAL JACK28Lorenzo Cowan3-SO

PORTAL JACK315Cedric Works2-SO JACK49Antonio O'BerryGR

PORTAL

LBWLB4 listed

Elijah Barnes#0WLB12-FR—

PORTAL WLB24Antwan Smith3-JR WLB331Quintavion Norman3-SO WLB417Justyn HartleyFR (3)

LBMLB4 listed

Grant Godfrey#22MLB14-JR—MLB225Tavion Wallace2-SO

PORTAL MLB332Devin Smith3-SO MLB453Ben Reeves2-SO

CBLCB5 listed

Hasaan Sykes#12LCB13-JR—

PORTAL LCB230Grant Grayton2-SO LCB328Demarcus Gardner2-FR LCB436Andrew Weber3-JR

CBRCB4 listed

Nasir Addison#21RCB14-SR—RCB219Kevis Thomas4-SR

PORTAL RCB320Terhyon Nichols3-JR RCB411Braxton Urquhart3-JR

CBNB4 listed

Aaron Gates#3NB14-JR—

PORTAL NB224Jaden Smith3-SO NB327Isaiah McMillianFR (3)NB433Sam Brown IIIFR

SFS4 listed

Jordan Castell

#5FS14-SR—

PORTAL FS216Jesse Anderson III4-JR

PORTAL FS310Dyllon Williams2-FR FS418Mark Manfred III2-FR

PORTAL

SSS4 listed

Ty Bryant

#14SS14-SR—ALSO PR SS213Cyrus Reyes3-JR

PORTAL SS326Andrew Purcell2-FR SS41Andre Clarke Jr.FR (4)

Special Teams

6 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

KO2 listed

Adam Zouagui#88KO14-SR—

PORTAL KO291Jacob Kauwe3-SO

KR3 listed

Ja'Kayden Ferguson#5KR12-SO—

PORTALALSO WR KR20Martels Carter Jr.2-FRALSO RB KR326Jason Patterson3-SOALSO RB

LS3 listed

Cole Marszalek#40LS14-JR—

PORTAL LS297Spencer Radnoti3-SO

PORTAL LS359Jack WheelerFR (2)

PK2 listed

Adam Zouagui#88PK14-SR—

PORTAL PK235Matthew ObermeierFR

PR1 listed

Ty Bryant

#14PR14-SR—ALSO S

PT2 listed

Thomas O'Hara#48PT13-JR—

PORTAL PT293Wilson Berry5-SR

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Terhyon Nichols

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RECOVERY

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Program & Venue

Program

Kentucky Wildcats

University of Kentucky

Conference SECFootball began 1881Location Lexington, Kentucky

Home

Kroger Field

61,000Listed capacity

Location Lexington, Kentucky

Coaching staff

Head coach

Offensive coordinator

Defensive coordinator

Identity

Mascot Wildcat, Scratch

Blue Primary

White Secondary